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I've made some yummy eats lately and wanted to share them with my blog world.

I made this for senior girls Bible study and it was a hit.


Baked Oatmeal. Hearty. Healthy. Fiber-packed & filling. Plus, it tastes dang good too. You can substitute apple sauce for the butter if you want to make it even healthier.

Thanks to Pinterest/Annie's Eats for the recipe. I'll be making this a lot of Saturday mornings from now on.

I made Christmas Quinoa with pomegranate for our ladies, "Pinterest-inspired" lunch at work yesterday.



It's delicious and so good for you. It has toasted pine nuts, pomegranate arils, peas, green onion & pomegranate dressing in it. Quinoa is a little scary-looking as it resembles fish eggs but don't be scurred. It's delicious & fiber-packed. It's a little chewier than rice and is gluten-free. A nice break once in a while from oats, pasta or rice. It's a blank "canvas" that you can add anything to. Sweet or salty. I think I'll try some in the morning sometime and drizzle some honey and dried cranberries over it. And it's so festive, isn't it?! Thanks Eat8020 for this amazing recipe. (disclaimer: I substituted kamut for quinoa. Kamut takes too long to cook)

I made these little cuties for a couple different things.

1) youth Christmas party; 2)work. They were a hit. I think it's the mascarpone cheese. You can substitute chocolate chips for black beans. Yes, it tastes good! I can't explain how but the beans take on the choclately flavor of the brownies and you're tricked into eating something good for you! Can I get a "amen!"????
I used strawberries for one batch and raspberries on another. I have to say, the strawberries looked cuter. Thanks again, Pinterest. You're stealing way too much of my time these days.

I have found some other really great, healthy substitutes lately.
Bolthouse Yogurt Salad Dressing. It's very low-fat and low-cal AND it tastes great. Although it's a little pricier than others, it's worth the nutrition difference. Now I look forward to eating salad's at lunch time.

Wasabi peas instead of nuts. They are 90% lower in fat than peanuts, cashews, almonds, etc. And I love the spicy-ness.

Mini-Pretzels instead of chips. I love me some chips. Especially plain, salty, tortilla chips. But Rold Gold pretzels have barely any fat at all and you can eat two big handfuls for only 120ish calories! Salty craving? Satisfied.

Animal Crackers instead of cookies. They are a slight addiction of mine. I have a bag in my work desk, a bag in my pantry at home, and (gasp) a bag in my car. But you can eat 16 of them for only 120 measly calories and 2grams of fat. Bye, bye cookies.

Greek yogurt instead of sour cream. Make sure it's 0% fat Greek yogurt. You'll never taste any difference in your casseroles. Promise.

Ok, that's enough food love for now. :)